1st Edition
Hands-On STEAM Explorations for Young Learners Problem-Based Investigations for Preschool to Second Grade
By Allison Bemiss
Copyright 2018
160 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
160 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
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Hands-On STEAM Explorations for Young Learners: Problem-Based Investigations for Preschool to Second Grade uses popular children's nursery rhymes to explore STEAM concepts through minds-on, hands-on investigations. Children ages 4-8 and their teachers will love this twist on familiar old nursery rhymes. Children will enjoy problem solving and tinkering as they discover and explore. Baa, Baa,... Read more
Introduction: Encouraging Big Ideas From Little Learners Teacher's Lesson Guide Exploration 1 Hickory, Dickory, Dock: Friction Exploration 2 Did You Ever See a Lassie?: Relative Location Exploration 3 Hey Diddle Diddle: Gravity and Actions/Reactions Exploration 4 Rock-a-Bye, Baby: Potential and Kinetic Energy Exploration 5 Miss Mary Mack: Simple Machines Exploration 6 London Bridge: Engineering Exploration 7 Old King Cole: Sound and Vibration Exploration 8 Five Little Speckled Frogs: Buoyancy Exploration 9 Star Light, Star Bright: Density Exploration 10 Baa, Baa, Black Sheep: Color and Chromatography References Appendix: Nursery Rhyme STEAM Challenge Cards About the Author
Biography
Allison Bemiss has worked to encourage innovative thinking in early childhood and elementary-age children for nearly 15 years, while serving as a teacher, interventionist, and education consultant.
